{"id":2062,"date":"2016-11-18T12:05:38","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T17:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/5-ways-the-learning-express-toys-affiliate-store-benefits-franchisees\/"},"modified":"2016-11-18T12:05:38","modified_gmt":"2016-11-18T17:05:38","slug":"5-ways-the-learning-express-toys-affiliate-store-benefits-franchisees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pos.learningexpress.net\/franchise\/5-ways-the-learning-express-toys-affiliate-store-benefits-franchisees\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways the Learning Express Toys Affiliate Store Benefits Franchisees"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tLearning Express\u2019 affiliate store, opened in September 2016, gives our Home Office buyers, marketers and other staff easy access to the in-store experience and offers a depth to our ability to support franchisees.<\/p>\n

In addition, the store allows new franchisees and store managers to gain valuable on-site training before launching their careers with Learning Express Toys.<\/p>\n

Here are 5 ways the affiliate store benefits our franchise family:<\/h2>\n
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  1. Product selection. <\/strong>The Home Office buying team sees how their product selection looks and performs on-site. They use that valuable insight to make better recommendations and more accurate forecasts for franchisees.<\/li>\n
  2. Marketing strategy. <\/strong>The Home Office marketing team tests new marketing strategies on-site and passes the results on to franchisees. All of the affiliate store\u2019s marketing efforts are documented, analyzed and shared, including catalog distribution, in-store signage, social media, community events and more.<\/li>\n
  3. Hands-on training. <\/strong>New franchisees and store managers gain in-store experience when they visit Massachusetts for their training. From interacting with customers to running management reports, trainees find our affiliate store an ideal training ground.<\/li>\n
  4. Constant innovation. <\/strong>The affiliate store gives Home Office staff an outlet to test new programs, from loyalty apps to in-store events to computer software. Successful concepts and practices are shared with the entire franchise family, allowing Learning Express Toys to constantly innovate.<\/li>\n
  5. Insider\u2019s perspective. <\/strong>Our Home Office staff has the opportunity to spend time in the affiliate store, giving them an on-the-ground perspective that translates to enhanced franchisee support.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    We can\u2019t wait for you to see our new affiliate store in Bedford, Massachusetts<\/a>!\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Learning Express\u2019 affiliate store, opened in September 2016, gives our Home Office buyers, marketers and other staff easy access to the in-store experience and offers a depth to our ability to support franchisees. In addition, the store allows new franchisees and store managers to gain valuable on-site training before launching their careers with Learning Express…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2073,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[51],"class_list":["post-2062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-franchise-news","category-learning-express-play","tag-wow"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pos.learningexpress.net\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pos.learningexpress.net\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pos.learningexpress.net\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pos.learningexpress.net\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pos.learningexpress.net\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pos.learningexpress.net\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pos.learningexpress.net\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pos.learningexpress.net\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pos.learningexpress.net\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pos.learningexpress.net\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}